I could use some encouragement people.
Squab-napped!
NO!!
Today I found one of my first sqabs outside the nest alone. the mom, (Nancy)
was still on the nest. So just to be sure, I picked her up to check on the other squab, and to my horror it wasn't there!
I feel so stupid!!! I looked every were for my littel squab on the floor, behind things, but it is gone!
The fact that the other sqab was out of the nest leads me to believe that the bird explored out of the nest, fell off the shelf, and maybe a rat got it?
It was my falt, I didn't build a guard rail in front of the nest shelf,(wich i fixed now) I did not plan on them leaving the nest untill they could fly. And the shelf has a huge nesting shelf which I built out of a tv cabinet! I feel realy bad.This is my first time raising pigeons from eggs and I guess I have alot of learning yet to do. Tonight I put a live trap in my coop to catch the rat. I wont kill it if I catch it, but I'm still upset.
Today I found one of my first sqabs outside the nest alone. the mom, (Nancy)
was still on the nest. So just to be sure, I picked her up to check on the other squab, and to my horror it wasn't there!
I feel so stupid!!! I looked every were for my littel squab on the floor, behind things, but it is gone!
The fact that the other sqab was out of the nest leads me to believe that the bird explored out of the nest, fell off the shelf, and maybe a rat got it?
It was my falt, I didn't build a guard rail in front of the nest shelf,(wich i fixed now) I did not plan on them leaving the nest untill they could fly. And the shelf has a huge nesting shelf which I built out of a tv cabinet! I feel realy bad.This is my first time raising pigeons from eggs and I guess I have alot of learning yet to do. Tonight I put a live trap in my coop to catch the rat. I wont kill it if I catch it, but I'm still upset.
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Im working on it. Thanks so much TAWhatley
I'm really sorry about the baby, are you 110% sure it's not hiding somewhere? They can squeeze into the TINIEST places, I've found babies in places I never dreamed they could hide. If you are able to get some 1/4 hardware cloth or even 1/4 inch chicken wire (it's cheaper but not as effective as raccoons can still get through it easily), set your pijies up with that as soon as possible. A rat can get through any hole that its head can fit through. Thank you for your kindness to the rat if you do find it, I know it's easy to be angry at them but they are just following their instincts. If you get the wire set up, that should keep them safe and sound. I hope you somehow do find that the baby is hiding somewhere but if not I hope you feel better. I know it sucks to look back and think, Oh I could have done this. . .but in the future now you know and that's all you can do.
Thank you for your kindness to the rat if you do find it, I know it's easy to be angry at them but they are just following their instincts. If you get the wire set up, that should keep them safe and sound. I hope you somehow do find that the baby is hiding somewhere but if not I hope you feel better. I know it sucks to look back and think, Oh I could have done this. . .but in the future now you know and that's all you can do. 
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